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Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Hippoglossinae
Etymology: Eopsetta: Greek, eos = dawn, aurore + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335); jordani: Named after David Starr Jordan, great inciter of ichthyology in the USA (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Dr David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) was a leading American ichthyologist, physician, educator, peace activist and believer in eugenics; moreover, he was founding President of Stanford University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 550 m (Ref. 6793). Temperate; 67°N - 31°N, 172°E - 117°W
Northeastern Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Islas Los Coronados, northern Baja California, Mexico.
Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm 43.0, range 40 - 44 cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 56527); 70.0 cm TL (female); common length : 42.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 56527); publicerad maxvikt: 3.7 kg (Ref. 56527); rapporterad maxålder: 35 år (Ref. 55701)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 87 - 101; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 67 - 79; Ryggkotor: 41 - 44. Dorsal origin over middle part of eye. Caudal longest in middle, ending in a broad 'V'. Pectoral fins large, bluntly pointed.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Adults are found on sand bottom (Ref. 2850), usually in deep water (Ref. 9988). Feed on invertebrates and bottom fishes (Ref. 6885). Livers of large individuals are a rich source of vitamin A (Ref. 6885). Marketed fresh or as frozen fillets (Ref. 2850). Eaten steamed, fried, micro-waved and baked (Ref. 9988). Generally regarded as the premium Pacific coast sole (Ref. 9988).
Vinnikov, K.A., R.C. Thomson and T.A. Munroe, 2018. Revised classification of the righteye flounders (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) based on multilocus phylogeny with complete taxon sampling. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 125:147-162. (Ref. 122998)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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